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...A few of the bigger suites have hydro pools and steam-sauna showers, as well as sun-saturated balconies....
...a private outdoor pool (doubles from €720 including half-board; forestis.it)....
...First established as a rough and ready boarding house for gold prospectors, it later evolved into a health spa thanks to its mineral pools....
...Retreating snow fields did away with that, leaving a scatter of A-frame huts and the old accommodation building, which have been incorporated into Magnús’s vision....
...In a lightly wooded area, a crystal-clear pool from the river Nadder sends water in two directions: classical and romantic....
...We then collapsed in the dining room in a giant pool of sunlight and drank wine, our eyes fixed on the wild Pacific....
...There is also the most stylish pool I have ever swum in — a curving blue ellipsis between maritime pines served by a discreet pool bar in an old watchtower....
...Sleeps five, four nights from £390; landmarktrust.org.uk Bovey Castle This Jacobean-style pile has a mile-long private drive, its own golf course and a spa, swimming pool and tennis courts....
...Guncast, which specialises in high-end pools, works with architects and designers on the technical side of home-spa projects....
...After work I head straight to the V&A for inspiration, Daunt Books for a guaranteed great read, The Laboratory Spa and Health Club for its wonderful pool, and Moro in Exmouth Market for dinner....
...Beyond, a heated infinity pool in green marble overlooks the new organic vegetable gardens....
...Next up: a redo of the adjacent Banco di Roma building, acquired a few months ago and being reimagined as an extension, complete with sprawling spa, by Anouska Hempel.starhotelscollezione.com A chic new...
...At the Medil in Campitello there is a delightful spa and excellent, aubergine-heavy Italian home cooking....
...Afternoons were taken up with extra writing sessions for those who wanted them, lazy swims in the infinity pool, walks to the nearby café for gelato, and trips to the open-air hotel spa....
...Beyond the garden’s northeastern boundary the 16th-century church of San Rocco was incorporated into the garden’s scenography by the addition of a high bell tower....
...There is a saltwater pool and spa in the garden. Why The property’s private dock has two boat lifts and a 30ft float with deep water access to the Intracoastal Waterway....
...Even the striking glass-fronted spa, where a waterfall cascades off the raised deck’s spectacular plunge pool, taps into long-held local knowledge about medicinal valley plants....
...The tower – all that remains – was incorporated into what became an aristocratic summer residence....
...As the season warms up, the main pool will also be a peaceful place to while away an afternoon....
...Two suites have plunge pools, and there is a larger pool nearby. But Al Tarfa’s main attraction is the ease with which one can get into the sands....
...Beginning at Goresbridge, the walk follows the Barrow south, passing the locks that were introduced when the river was incorporated into the Grand Canal in the 19th century, until reaching Clashnaganna Lock...
...She pointed out the same iron-red storehouses by the river as depicted in the paintings; the same steep lanes reaching up to the bell-tower....
...The higher of the twin structures that make up Loisium is a hotel and spa....
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